Posted: April 26th, 2012
An eleven-year-old girl, who suffered catastrophic injuries due to avoidable errors made prior to her delivery, has had a settlement of compensation for foetal monitoring negligence approved at London´s High Court.
Milly Evans from Cranwell in Lincolnshire was born at the Lincoln County Hospital on 1st March 2001, but just after her birth suffered a seizure which resulted in her developing cerebral palsy. Her injury was so bad that Milly is now confined to a wheelchair, requires 24 hour care and communicates through sophisticated eye-gaze equipment.
The seizure was attributed to negligent observation just before the delivery which, if the baby’s heart had been properly monitored, would have shown that the foetus was distressed and Milly´s birth would have been brought forward – avoiding her catastrophic injuries.
Although United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust admitted liability for Milly´s injuries, the amount of compensation for negligent foetal monitoring was contested and, due to the delay, Milly´s father – Andy Evans – had to give up his career as a Red Arrows pilot.
Sir Robert Nelson at the High Court heard that an agreement had now been reached on a compensation for foetal monitoring negligence package which consisted of a lump sum payment of 5.86 million pounds and lifelong annual periodic payments increasing over time to 204,000 pounds per year.
Speaking after Sir Robert Nelson had approved the compensation settlement, the Evans family said that the money would be used to construct a specially adapted home which would be big enough for Milly to have access to all the rooms and include a hydrotherapy pool.
Categories: Medical Negligence Claims Ireland
